Ebi is averaging 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in four summer league games so far, but the T-Wolves still are not sure if he can contribute this season. "For Ndudi to get minutes," coach Dwane Casey told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "he has to show us he can play defense, make good decisions with the ball and make the right reads defensively. The real key is, he needs to play."

Ebi gained about 15 pounds over the summer to bring his weight up to 200 pounds, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. "He's worked hard, did a lot of things with the ball; now he has to learn to work as hard off the ball, defensively and offensively," Wolves coach Flip Saunders said. "When we took him, we knew he was going to be a project."

Ebi is battling for the Mavericks' final roster spot, and should not warrant any fantasy consideration, if he even makes the team at all.

2005-06

The 2003 first-round draft pick is in the final year of a three-year contract and so far he's looking like a bust. He hasn't been able to get anything but token playing time with the T-Wolves. He may get more of chance this season as the team tries to get younger, and while he's shown flashes of being able to rebound while in games, expecting anything from him would be a surprise. He may be a teenage draft pick who doesn't develop until he signs with another club.

2004-05

Ebi was drafted right out of high school in 2003 and spent most of last season on the bench. He's a long-term project, who won't get much playing time this season.

2003-04

Ebi was Minnesota's 2003 first-round pick right out of high school and could be one of the top long-term prospects at forward in the league. However, on the deep Minnesota roster he'll see little playing time this season.